Fred Brooker "Whitey" Rawl (December 9, 1904 – August 12, 1980) was a

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player and coach. He also played basketball, baseball and

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. He was a prominent quarterback for coach

Billy Laval William Lawrence Laval (January 15, 1885 – January 20, 1957) was an American minor league baseball player, baseball manager, and college baseball, football, and basketball coach. He held head coaching positions at the University of South Carol ...

's Furman Purple Hurricane of

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, called the "siege gun" of the Furman backfield; leading Furman to a 23–5–1 record over his tenure. The 1927 team won the

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and was the only team to defeat NC State. In a defeat over The Citadel, Rawl ran 56 yards for the game's only touchdown. He also starred in a victory over

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. Rawl was later a backfield coach under Laval for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Rawl told '' The Columbia Record'' in 1961 that opponents thought "Laval was either cheating or crazy... Nobody ever seemed to figure out which, but we beat 'em." Rawl was inducted into the Furman Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rawl, Whitey 1904 births 1980 deaths American football quarterbacks Furman Paladins football players South Carolina Gamecocks football coaches People from Lexington County, South Carolina Players of American football from South Carolina